The 90-day extension is provided for in the law in question, but otherwise, the President cannot be lenient in enforcing existing laws.
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TikTok is Working Again in the U.S., But Still Removed From App Store
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Trump isn't saving it, he's just delaying enforcement, and Biden didn't do anything except sign a veto-proof bill.
He can't. This represents a constitutional crisis and a conflict between Congress and President. Congress makes the laws in the US and not the president.
The bill gave the President a lot of authority over enforcement.
It’s pretty hilarious to watch all the “influencers” forced to thank a man they claimed was the worst thing since the third reich just a few weeks ago 😂🤣😂🤣
And the ignorance is proof of why TikTok should be GONE.
And the ignorance is proof of why TikTok should be GONE.
Theater at it’s finest, this is pure entertainment for fools!
Trump the Messiah will fix it heroically.
Trump the Messiah will fix it heroically.
this is the weak spot of democracy that a communist can abuse.
imagine a communist cry for free speech on decomcratic country.
I have a very real senior-level job in a marketing agency for Fortune500 clients. Specifically, I film and edit TikTok ads for the largest CPG brands and stores in the US. There’s a whole team of us with families who rely on our jobs for our salaries and healthcare.
Companies hire us for TikTok 5x as often as IG, FB, and YT combined.
Marketing budgets would eventually shift after a ban, but likely half of my team would be laid off before that played out.
More evidence Dictator Trump and his Grok are massive contradictions. The dicktator wants to apply 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico due to drugs and illegal border crossing yet TikTok, arguably a drug that can cause brain rot and spread illegal misinformation, is saved by the bell-head.
Trump was against TikTok before he was for it; because the past was alterable, and the past has never been altered.
Well, at this point in time, Donald Trump is not even officially the President of the United States.....
Apple users here meltdown worse than TikTok users, LOL.
Actually, it means no prior restraint, you can most certainly be thrown in jail for what you say. Free speech does not mean freedom from consequences.
Courts also distinguish between commercial and other speech as well when it comes to regulation, i.e. a cigarette company can't say they are good for you.
I hope Apple pushes an iOS update that breaks the current TikTok app and nobody can update it. 😂
Lemme see if I've got this straight. The Senate and SCOTUS have passed a law and upheld that law, respectively, which requires TikTok to be divested from its current owners to operate in the USA or be banned. However, Biden - the Executive branch of the government and therefore the part in charge of enforcing these things - declined to enforce simply because it was pointless. The ban was going to come into force one day before the Executive changed hands. Nevertheless TikTok complied. Later today, they decided to reverse that decision on assurances from the President Elect that he would allow a delay in enforcement. Whilst that Executive Order for a delay could be challenged by the Senate, it's within reasonable limits and not unheard of, so unlikely. TikTok gets to operate for a while longer. Technically, being operative since the ban came into force and BEFORE the new President's EO is signed means they're violating the law. But they're not going to get prosecuted for that, just for one day.
So far, so good, if a little crazy.
But what's really going on here? Trump started this whole thing, as others have pointed out. So why the leniency? Here's my guess. It's because, as he has already stated, he sees an opportunity for a buck. As it stands, TT in the USA is worthless. But if he gives it a short delay, there's time to find a buyer. A USA company can come in for a distressed purchase at a knock down value. Trump isn't interested in MAGA. He's interested in MMGA - Make Me Great Again. Only in it for what he can get out of it. He's just gaming the system for a win.
So far, so good, if a little crazy.
But what's really going on here? Trump started this whole thing, as others have pointed out. So why the leniency? Here's my guess. It's because, as he has already stated, he sees an opportunity for a buck. As it stands, TT in the USA is worthless. But if he gives it a short delay, there's time to find a buyer. A USA company can come in for a distressed purchase at a knock down value. Trump isn't interested in MAGA. He's interested in MMGA - Make Me Great Again. Only in it for what he can get out of it. He's just gaming the system for a win.
A billion dollar to his private account.
Only one thing matters to the current bunch of cronies....$$$$$$$$$$$$$ . Thats it....
TikTok is throwing Trump a party and TikTok's CEO will be attending Trump's inauguration.
That's $50,000 well spent. And what a bargain compared to the $1 million Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altaman, Jeff Bezos, et al are "donating"
TikTok to sponsor Trump inauguration party
CEO to attend influencer event — the day the app is scheduled to be banned
TikTok is spending $50,000 on an inauguration party honoring influencers who helped Donald Trump spread his campaign message, according to the party organizer — and it’s scheduled for Sunday, the deadline for the company to spin off from its China-based owner or be banned in the U.S.
CEO Shou Zi Chew is expected to attend.
In a sign of Trump’s close ties to the company, CEO Shou Zi Chew will be seated at the dais of Trump’s inauguration.
The party — officially titled the Power 30 Awards — will be held at the Sax Restaurant and Lounge in downtown Washington, Pearson said. It will also feature Trump campaign advisor Alex Bruesewitz, who’ll give a keynote; conservative influencers like Bryce Hall and Rogan O'Handley (“DC Draino”); and a performance by Waka Flocka Flame.
That's not how free speech right works. Take the case of Tinker v. Des Moines where the SCOTUS ruled that suspending students for wearing black arm bands to protest the Vietnam War violated their First Amendment rights.
You arguing "If you can wear the exact same arm band somewhere else besides on school grounds, then your free speech rights haven't been abridged" won't work.
By dictating where (on YouTube, but not TikTok) you can exercise your rights is an abridgement of it.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Except in Tinker it was a public school district (I.e. the government) punishing students for the content of their message (I.e. what they were saying), not where they said it.
The government here is not punishing anyone for what they were saying. They’re not even banning TikTok, to be clear. Just saying that ByteDance can’t own it.
I mean we literally had a Supreme Court decision about this last week. It’s not like they forgot precedent exists. (Although I’m sure a couple of them would love to overturn Tinker)
The actual scary thing here is that Trump is now requesting a 50% ownership interest of TikTok by ... the United States government. That is something only a Communist country typically does. Governments do not own private enterprises in a capitalist country.
